--On 09/21/00 10:23:26 AM -0700 Brian Hatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Solaris 8 ships with a perl that was compiled with Sun cc.
> Thus to install modules/etc that require compilation, you
> must use Sun cc.  Even if you install gcc, you cannot compile
> code that will link correctly with sun's supplied perl.
>
> Answer:  Buy sun's cc, or recompile perl with gcc.

Not true, to the best of my knowledge.

Create a wrapper script called cc that changes its command line arguments 
as follows:

-xO${n} -> -O${n}
-KPIC -> -fPIC
-Kpic -> -fpic

and then invokes gcc. It should work like a charm.

-- 
Carson Gaspar - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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